Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-18

Tuesday, the 29th INST.
Mr.. A. ID. Wright entertained a large
number of his friends the other evening
at the home of his brother, Walter.
DIR. d. C. Hawley of Burlington is to
deliver the next lecture at the Y. NJ. c. a.
hall; the subject will be "Health."
Coal is selling in this place at the same
prices per ton as last year at this time,
Notwithstanding the scare in the early
winter.
Mr.. W. d. Lane, the local florist, has
just issued a fine catalogue of his wares.
which he will send to any address Oh APP
plication.
The Baptist sociable at Mr.. Samuel
Bacon's, Tuesday evening. was attended
by over 30 persons, who had a very en-
joyable evening.
Deputy Sheriff Rider advertises that he
will sell by auction on the 10Th a quantity
of machinery, marble. ETC., in the old
cotton mill in this village.
A special meeting of the Religious
Congregational society of this own is
called for two o'clock tomorrow after
noon at the vestry of the Congregational
church for the consideration of important
business.
About 80 persons were present. Satur-
day evening, at the ''opening" of the Lo-
gan House. Mr.. Sargent, the proprietor,
entertained his guests in first-class style.
serving fine refreshments of ice-cream
and cake.
The Troy conference of the Methodist
church will meet on the Dist of April at
Saratoga. Rev. Mr.. Noe, who has so
successfully managed this charge for the
past three years, will be obliged to go
elsewhere. as three years is the limit.
Mr.. Oliver Severance has been appoint
ed BY the selectmen as lister in place of
Mr.. Henry l.. Sheldon, who declines
serving by reason of the increasing labor
requiredin caringfor the Sheldon Muse
UNI, which is already a year behind time.
Dog owners should bear in mind that
all male dogs licensed before April |
will be charged for at 81 each, as the
law provides. but that after that date the
charge will be 81. Later on, if neglect
is still persisted in, another penalty is i'm
posed.
Mr.. \. Williamson shipped a carload
of stock to market from this station OF
Monday. The quarantine established il
Massachusetts in consequence of Il scare
about pleuro-pneumonia hinders the op
erations of shippers to Il considerable eX
tent.
Messrs. Allen and Cliff went to Bur
lington Saturday to represent the base
ball interest of the college at the meetin!
of the Vermont College Baseball associa
ton. The meeting arranged IA schedule
of games and voted to adopt the nationa
league playing rules.
Rev. Mr.. Wheeler of Boston preache,
at the Congregational church last sun
day, morning and evening. Rev. DIR
White, who had been secured to do Mr.
Speare's work during his absence, wa
i'll and unable to begin his duties. 1t i
hoped. however, that he will be presen
next Sunday.
Messrs. Smith & Allen have taken tn
contract of finishing DIR. Johnson's resi-
dence neal Rutland. 1t is to be one G
the finest houses in the State. The finisl
is to be in very elegant designs in har
woods, such as California red wood, sy
camore, bird's-eye maple, cherry, qual
tered oak, white wood, etc.
The mandate of the supreme court i
the Kopper-Dyer cases, involving tn
Lake Dunmore hotel property, has bee
received by the county clerk. 1t will
remembered that they were argued at tn
January term of the court. The effect {
the decision is to give Mr.. Hopper flu
Their time in which to redeem the pro-
, erty.
Mr.. ii. W. Brewster has bought of NJ
ii. j. Chapman the wooden mill in tn
village. Mr.. Chapman and family wi
soon leave town for Portland, Me-, whel
| the son, viii, is engaged in putting
electric lighting apparatus. 1t is undo
stood that the wooden mill will cOntinu
G under the management of the Chadwic
Bros, who ran it the greater part of ii
" time while Mr.. Chapman owned it.
MI. Allan Calhoun has lately put
Operation at his store one of the steaI
I heating arrangements which he patentC
last May. The chief improvement is
the boiler, which is very simple, etliciel
and economical and must be in demar
when its merits become known. Durii
the cold weather of Monday and Tuesdi
it took but 10 lbs. of coal to heat the stO
and WOrkShOn for u hours. They cO